Soft collar holder



y 1-941-- L. A. ANDERSON 2,241,756

SOFT COLLAR HOLDER Filed Dec. 28, 1940 17 rd m.

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Patented May 13, 1941 ijbiil l' STATES FATE??? 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a holding device for soft collars, and itconsists in the constructions, arrangements and combinations hereindescribed and claimed.

It is the cardinal object of the invention to provide a soft collarholder in which the collar engaging means tends to move toward eachother, under spring tension, and thereby draw the collar Wings into neatand orderly fashion upon the neck of a wearer.

It is a still further object of the invention to provide a holder ofnovel construction in assembly of the collar engaging means and in theincorporation of spring means whereby the engaging means will beyieldingly retained, permitting all necessary movements of the wings ofa collar which are often subjected to strains dur ing the wearing ofsuch apparel.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a collar holder whichcan be manufactured at a low cost, be efficient and positive inoperation, and readily applied and removed from a collar.

Additional objects, advantages and features of invention will beapparent from the following description and accompanying drawing,wherein Figure 1 is a perspective View of the invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view.

Figure 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a view illustrating the parts of the holder in a separatedrelation.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the tubular bar of the device.

There is illustrated a tubular bar l0, substantially rectangular incross section, the ends of which are open for reception of respectivecollar gripping means generally indicated at l l and I2.

Each end of the bar II] is provided upon each of the flat faces of thebar with short slits l3, extending longitudinally of the bar, formingrespective tongues M, which function for retention of the grippingmeans, as will presently be explained.

The gripping means are identical in construction and assembly within thetubular bar I 0, and as shown consist of a rectangular shaped metalstrap, bent intermediate its length to form a bight portion l5 fromwhich parallel leg members l6 and I! extend. The leg members l6 will begiven a slight angular bend, as at IS in a direction away from thelongitudinal axis of the leg and the legs ll will each include a portionrecurved in the direction of and contacting the leg 16, as indicated atI8.

The spacing of the legs 16 and IT is such that the gripping means may befreely slidable in respective ends of the tubular bar ID, the bightportions I5 being housed within the bar In, as clearly shown in Figure2. g

In order that a tension means may be incorporated in the grippingdevices, a small helical spring [9 is provided, of a diameter readilyfitting between the legs IB and I1, one end thereof seating in the bightportion I5. With the gripping devices enclosed within the bar I0, thetongues M are struck inwardly toward each other so as to extend acrossthe open ends of the bar, thus forming an abutment for the other end ofthe spring as well as retaining the spring and gripping device withinthe bar. Normally, the bight portions I5 of the gripping devices willabut, limiting inward movement of the gripping devices.

The angular bend l6 and the recurved portion l8 function to grip thewings of a collar therebetween and when applied to a collar, it will beseen that a constant, resilient pull will be exerted upon the collarwings in a direction toward each other and thereby hold the collar in anorderly fashion. Obviously by the provision of the yieldable mounting ofthe gripping means, the collar wings may partake of movements such as isnecessary under ordinary wear, without liability of release of thegripping means from the collar wings.

While the invention has been specifically shown and described, this isby way of illustration only,

and I consider as my own all such modifications in structure as fairlyfall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A soft collar holder comprising a tubular open-ended bar, a collargripping means slidably engaged through respective ends of the bar, andincluding a bight portion, a helical spring seated in each bightportion, and extended in the direction of respective open ends, andtongue members on the ends of the bar extended across the path of thesprings.

2. A soft collar holder comprising a tubular open ended bar, a collargripping means slidably engaged through respective ends of the bar, saidgripping means each consisting of a bar member bent intermediate itslength to define a bight

